43 Bible Verses about Lying And Deceit

I said, "O Lord, rescue me from those who lie with their lips and those who deceive with their tongue.

For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me.

You love evil more than good, lies more than speaking the truth. (Selah)

who speak lies, and make false promises.

Remove falsehood and lies far from me; do not give me poverty or riches, feed me with my allotted portion of bread,

Remove me from the path of deceit! Graciously give me your law!

"'You must not steal, you must not tell lies, and you must not deal falsely with your fellow citizen.

The one who tells the truth will endure forever, but the one who lies will last only for a moment.

May lying lips be silenced -- lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!

People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.

A truthful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.

Deceitful people will not live in my palace. Liars will not be welcome in my presence.

Ephraim has surrounded me with lies; the house of Israel has surrounded me with deceit. But Judah still roams about with God; he remains faithful to the Holy One.

Do not lie to one another since you have put off the old man with its practices

But they deceived him with their words, and lied to him.

He replied, 'I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.' The Lord said, 'Deceive and overpower him. Go out and do as you have proposed.'

Disaster is within it; violence and deceit do not depart from its public square.

He replied, 'I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.' The Lord said, 'Deceive and overpower him. Go out and do as you have proposed.'

A lying tongue hates those crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

You people are from your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

Consequently God sends on them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false.

They do one act of violence after another, and one deceitful thing after another. They refuse to pay attention to me," says the Lord.

One friend deceives another and no one tells the truth. These people have trained themselves to tell lies. They do wrong and are unable to repent.

So now, look, the Lord has placed a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours; but the Lord has decreed disaster for you."

The city's rich men think nothing of resorting to violence; her inhabitants lie, their tongues speak deceptive words.

These two kings, their minds filled with evil intentions, will trade lies with one another at the same table. But it will not succeed, for there is still an end at the appointed time.

A truthful witness rescues lives, but the one who breathes lies brings deception.

You destroy liars; the Lord despises violent and deceitful people.

"'But just look at you! You are putting your confidence in a false belief that will not deliver you.

Do not rely on a friend; do not trust a companion! Don't even share secrets with the one who lies in your arms!

But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back for yourself part of the proceeds from the sale of the land?

We have rebelled and tried to deceive the Lord; we turned back from following our God. We stir up oppression and rebellion; we tell lies we concocted in our minds.

He feeds on ashes; his deceived mind misleads him. He cannot rescue himself, nor does he say, 'Is this not a false god I hold in my right hand?'

Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your words.

Those prophets are just prophesying lies. They are prophesying the delusions of their own minds.

Grab me and rescue me from the power of foreigners, who speak lies, and make false promises.

If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar and his word is not in us.

The old prophet then said, "I too am a prophet like you. An angel told me with the Lord's authority, 'Bring him back with you to your house so he can eat and drink.'" But he was lying to him.

If we say we have fellowship with him and yet keep on walking in the darkness, we are lying and not practicing the truth.

The Israelites who remain will not act deceitfully. They will not lie, and a deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouth. Indeed, they will graze peacefully like sheep and lie down; no one will terrify them."

The Lord abhors a person who lies, but those who deal truthfully are his delight.

He committed no sin nor was deceit found in his mouth.

For these are rebellious people -- they are lying children, children unwilling to obey the Lord's law.